§10307 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

Requires research and development and institute programs to cover 10 topics about water. These include the water cycle; how much water exists and who needs it; removing salt and other problems from poor-quality water; saving, reusing, and increasing supplies; threats to groundwater; making water use more productive for farming, cities, and businesses; studying the economic, legal, engineering, social, and environmental sides of water problems; collecting and explaining research findings; and improving how results are shared across states and regions.

Title 42, §10307

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The type of research and development to be undertaken under the authority of section 10304 and 10305 of this title and to be encouraged by the institutes established under section 10303 of this title shall include the following:

(1)Aspects of the hydrologic cycle;

(2)Supply and demand for water;

(3)Demineralization of saline and other impaired waters;

(4)Conservation and best use of available supplies of water and methods of increasing such supplies;

(5)Water reuse;

(6)Depletion, contamination, and degradation of groundwater supplies;

(7)Improvements in the productivity of water when used for agricultural, municipal, and commercial purposes;

(8)The economic, legal, engineering, social, recreational, biological, geographic, ecological, and other aspects of water quality and quantity problems;

(9)Scientific information dissemination activities, including identifying, assembling, and interpreting the results of scientific and engineering research on water resources problems; and

(10)Providing means for improved communication of research results, having due regard for the varying conditions and needs for the respective States and regions.

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1990—Par. (6). Pub. L. 101–397, § 1(k), which directed that “, contamination,” be inserted after “depletion”, was executed by making the insertion after “Depletion” to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Par. (8). Pub. L. 101–397, § 1(l), inserted “quality and quantity” after “water”.

§10307 Types of research and development

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Title 42, §10307

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